Pupils’ safety request met with questions
Pupils’ safety request met with questions
Portobello children, pleading their case for safety improvements around their school, did not escape a few tough questions from one Dunedin city councillor.
Splitting playground funds ‘wrong way to go’
Splitting playground funds ‘wrong way to go’
"Do it once, do it really well" is the message to Dunedin city councillors considering a spruce-up of the city’s playgrounds.
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A former water manager for the Dunedin City Council says shifting operations to a company could be worth considering.
Trust established to support fundraising
Trust established to support fundraising
A special trust has been set up to give schools and early learning centres access to extra funds in Mosgiel.
Hospital staff call for more security after violent attacks
Hospital staff call for more security after violent attacks
A Palmerston North Hospital staff member was knocked unconscious on the same night as another nurse was held up at gunpoint when she left work.
Husband denies dehydrator poisoning accusation
Husband denies dehydrator poisoning accusation
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson's estranged husband has denied asking her if she used a dehydrator to poison his relatives, days after a fatal meal in Australia.
Road flooding repair bill for Mid Canterbury
Road flooding repair bill for Mid Canterbury
The fallout from last week’s heavy rain in Mid Canterbury cost as much as $150,000.
Fire at Auckland McDonald's 'suspicious'
Fire at Auckland McDonald's 'suspicious'
A fire at a McDonald's in the Auckland suburb of Pakuranga is being treated as suspicious, Fire and Emergency NZ say.
Minister looking at longer prison sentences
Minister looking at longer prison sentences
The Corrections Minister is looking at scrapping short prison sentences in favour of longer ones, in the hope of reducing reoffending.
'He's very good': Trump praises Albanese election win
'He's very good': Trump praises Albanese election win
Donald Trump has praised Anthony Albanese after Labor's landslide election win but, didn't weigh in on suggestions his presidency contributed to a drop in coalition support.
Man dies in rest home after wound left untreated
Man dies in rest home after wound left untreated
A 71-year-old man died after an infected pressure wound was left for months without proper treatment in an aged care home.
Residents win battle to keep car parks
Residents win battle to keep car parks
Christchurch residents will keep 178 on-street car parks after proposed cycleways were dropped from a plan to improve a suburb.
Police foil bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga concert
Police foil bomb plot targeting huge Lady Gaga concert
Brazilian police say they thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's concert that drew over 2 million people to Copacabana Beach on Saturday.
High-ranking cop still on leave
Deputy Police Commissioner still on leave four months after suspension
The country's second-most powerful police officer remains on leave, four months after he was suspended pending a criminal investigation.
Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz
Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz
US President Donald Trump says he is directing the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay.
Man arrested for 'indecent act' in student quarter: police
Man arrested for 'indecent act' in student quarter: police
A man performing an ‘‘indecent act’’ on a street in Dunedin student quarter was arrested by police.
Alleged drunk driver denies being behind wheel
Alleged drunk driver denies being behind wheel
Dunedin police got a front-seat view of an allegedly drunk man speeding down a central city street before he denied being behind the wheel.
200kmh teen 'wanted to have some fun'
200kmh teen 'wanted to have some fun'
A Dunedin teenager caught driving his new Mustang more than 200kmh told police he "wanted to have some fun in it".
Uber Eats driver off work after dog attack in Christchurch
Uber Eats driver off work after dog attack in Christchurch
An Uber Eats driver was injured in a dog attack while delivering food in Christchurch.
'No magic wand' for Northland meth crisis
'No magic wand' for Northland meth crisis
Organisations trying to help people get off meth in Northland towns like Kaikohe say they are overwhelmed by "a tsunami of need".